College Press Bible Study Textbook Series
Jeremiah 44 - Introduction
REVIEW OF CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
I. Facts to Master
1.
The choice which the Chaldeans gave to Jeremiah at Riblah (Jeremiah 40:4).
2.
The man the Chaldeans appointed governor (Jeremiah 40:9).
3.
The headquarters of Gedaliah and the new home of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 40:6; Jeremiah 40:10).
4.
Names of the king of Ammon and the Jewish officer who plotted against Gedaliah (Jeremiah 40:14).
5.
The various ones slain by Ishmael (Jeremiah 41:2-5).
6.
Place where Ishmael buried those he had slain (Jeremiah 41:9).
7.
Place to which Ishmael was attempting to flee after the assassination of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 41:10).
8.
The captain who rescued the hostages (Jeremiah 41:11).
9.
Place at which the rescue took place (Jeremiah 41:12).
10.
Fate of Ishmael (Jeremiah 41:15).
11.
The request which the captains made of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 42:1-3).
12.
Amount of time which elapsed before the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 42:7).
13.
Substance of Jeremiah's advice to the remnant (Jeremiah 42:8-22).
14.
The one the captains blamed for the oracle of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 43:3).
15.
Place in Egypt to which the remnant came (Jeremiah 43:7).
16.
That which Jeremiah was commanded to do in Egypt (Jeremiah 43:9).
17.
Substance of the threat which followed the above act (Jeremiah 43:10-13).
18.
Locations in Egypt where Jews had settled (Jeremiah 44:1).
19.
The accusation Jeremiah made against the remnant in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:7-8).
20.
The threat against the remnant in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:12; Jeremiah 44:14).
21.
The goddess being worshiped by the remnant (Jeremiah 44:17).
22.
The oath which God had taken regarding the remnant in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:26).
23.
The name of the Egyptian pharaoh who would be given into the hands of his enemy as a sign (Jeremiah 44:30).
24.
The person to whom Jeremiah directed a personal word (Jeremiah 45:1).
25.
The time and occasion of the oracle in chapter 45.
II. Questions to Ponder
1.
Why were the Chaldeans so kind to Jeremiah? (Jeremiah 39:11-14; Jeremiah 40:4-5).
2.
What were Jews doing in foreign countries? Why did they come back after the destruction of Jerusalem? (Jeremiah 40:11-12)
3.
Why did Gedaliah refuse the warnings of his faithful officers concerning the plot against his life? (Jeremiah 40:13-16)
4.
Where were the eighty going to worship? Why the signs of mourning? Why no sacrificial animals? (Jeremiah 41:5)
5.
Why did Ishmael slay these pilgrims? (Jeremiah 41:7) Why take the rest of the people in Mizpah captive? (Jeremiah 41:10)
6.
Why does the narrator go into so much detail concerning the administration of assassination of Gedaliah?
7.
Were the captains sincere in asking Jeremiah to seek divine guidance for the remnant? (Jeremiah 42:1-6; Jeremiah 43:2)
8.
What is the meaning of Beth-shemesh? To what Egyptian city is Jeremiah likely referring? (Jeremiah 43:13)
9.
Why so much emphasis on the destruction of Egyptian temples? (Jeremiah 43:12-13)
10.
Summarize the argument for idolatry which the remnant offered in response to Jeremiah's denunciation. (Jeremiah 44:17-19)
11.
Summarize the rebuttal which Jeremiah gave to the women in Egypt (Jeremiah 44:20-23)
12.
Would all the remnant in Egypt perish in war? (See 43:14; Jeremiah 44:28)
13.
In what way would the death of Pharaoh Hophra be a sign to the Jews? What were the circumstances of his death?
14.
Why did Baruch feel self-pity? (Jeremiah 45:3)
15.
How does God deal with the self-pity of this disciple? (Jeremiah 45:4)
16.
What is the meaning of the words I will give you your life for a prey?
17.
What other great men of God experienced self-pity? How did God deal with them?